Happy Makara Sankranthi / Pongal Nalvazhthukkal!!!
14 Jan 2009 7 Comments
in Festivals, Food, Happiness, Tradition Tags: Festivals, India, Pongal, Sankranthi
Today morning saw me decked in a “elakka tholi” color silk saree busy in the kitchen making pongal, payasam and ezhukari kootu on the occasion of Makar Sankranthi or Pongal as we call it. It also happens to be my dearest sis’s Birthday so K and I called her bright and early to wish and ended up chatting and cooking all morning.
Something about being up early and bright on festival days makes me happy. The very process of lighting the lamps, making festival specific foods makes me pause and wonder on the years past. The joy I experienced as a kid revisits me and I am all smiles.
Happy Pongal/Makara Sankranthi to all of you!!!
Jan 15, 2009 @ 22:28:42
“Something about being up early and bright on festival days makes me happy.”
err.. I only dream of it. Haven;t done that in a long time.
Happy Bogi(!)/Pongal/ mattu pongal/thirvazhuvar day etc.
@Sachita: Thank you! Hope you had a good week pongal or otherwise
Jan 15, 2009 @ 12:05:35
Laksh,
Belated Pongal wishes to you! I want to try some of your recipes this weekend :–)
I tried your bean paruppu usili the other day, it came out awesome! :–))
@SK: Thank you! Do let me know what you tried. Good to hear P.Usili came out well
Jan 14, 2009 @ 20:14:01
Ponggal Vaalthukkal
And thank you for your Ponggal recipe
– my recipes are always varying and therefore not turning out the same. I’ll update you with how it went 
@Bavani: Thank you! Hope your pongal turned out well.
Jan 14, 2009 @ 18:24:58
Happy Pongal to you, K and your Mom! And Happy B’day to Kutti.
Enjoy the Sakkara Pongal.
@Manchus: Thank you and same to you!
Jan 14, 2009 @ 16:09:15
Happy Pongal Laksh
I will be making mine in the afternoon…and visiting temple in the evening…Enjoy your sweet pongal!
@Veena: Thank you! Hope you had a good pongal too!
Jan 14, 2009 @ 16:05:13
Happy Pongal to you and K. Hope your chakkarai pongal turned out good.
@Rekha: Thank you. I just made payasam and went over to my bro’s to sample amma’s chakkara pongal
Jan 14, 2009 @ 13:42:46
Happy Pongal Laksh!
And happy Birthday to Kutty( as I know of your little sis from your blogs.
God bless
shy
@Shy: Thank you!!